Coffee Break: Hot Tail Tubular Tank Top

Coffee Break: Hot Tail Tubular Tank Top

I saw this mentioned in a recent O magazine, and thought it was intriguing enough to look up — Nicole Miller now makes tank tops that have a shirttail bottom, giving you the look of layering a shirt (beneath a sweater or cardigan, for example) without the fuss of actually wearing the shirt. Interesting. Zappos…

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Coffee Break: ‘Anemone’ Shopper Tote

Coffee Break: ‘Anemone’ Shopper Tote

OK. Cute green bag. Nice leather, nice details (feet on the bottom, toggle closure, interior pockets), GREAT sale ($428 to $165), great brand in general (I love Furla). BUT: for some reason, although I have posted a thousand “shopper totes” before, this one annoys me. Why must we call it a “shopper” tote? Granted, I…

Coffee Break: Victoire Patent Leather Skimmer
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Coffee Break: Victoire Patent Leather Skimmer

Neiman Marcus has some killer sales on shoes, with most marked at least 50% off (including a healthy selection of Cole Haan, Manolo Blahnik, and Maison Martin Margiela, all in lucky sizes). For today’s coffee break I’m liking this lovely skimmer (which would probably be a great nude-for-me shoe for some women). I love the…

Coffee Break: Painted Edge Market Wristlet
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Coffee Break: Painted Edge Market Wristlet

I continue to see more and more wristlets. I like the soft leather on this one from Banana Republic, and particularly the details in a contrasting color — here it’s pink against the orange; on some of the other wristlets it’s blue against gray, or orange against berry. Nice. It’s $59. Painted Edge Market Wristlet…